How to make taxol from scratch
- 1 February 1994
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Nature
- Vol. 367 (6464) , 593-594
- https://doi.org/10.1038/367593a0
Abstract
Devising a total synthesis of the anti-cancer drug taxol has engaged the attention of chemists for more than 20 years. But their ingenuity--and perseverance--has been rewarded.Keywords
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